Oh this is a good one. I really have met someone on-line. I always thought it would be fun to write a singles ad. "SWF hates adventure and the outdoors. Likes outdoors only when it's 80 degrees, no wind, on a beach sipping rum punch, but not ever in the water. Considers adventure to be potty training. Hobbies include cooking with butter, mowing the lawn and vacuuming." I really do like to vacuum. Such tangible gratification....
That would be a magnet for some crazies. Thank GOD I picked my husband up at a bar before I placed that ad!
No singles ad here, just looking for some gal pals. But I had you going for a while, didn't I? You see, here in the heartland of America, it's tough to meet someone as extra-ordinary as moi. Okay, fine, I freak out the typical moms and they don't want to play with me. Sigh. First of all, I'm really tall. Secondly, I have the loudest laugh, and laugh all the time, many times I'm the only one laughing. And thirdly, everyone here has family, and big families at that. No one leaves Omaha, and if they do, they move back to start a family and be closer to their parents and siblings. It's hard to make friends with stay-at-home moms anyways because you're at the mercy of your kids' schedules, and that means nap schedules, potty-training schedules, family schedules, school, and activities. So coordinating can be crazy at times, and not worth a breath if you meet someone in person, because then you're both chasing the kids around. It's a mess. I'm not good at it.
At some point a few months ago, I was glued to the tv and surfing the web, and came across a matching moms website. You go in, do a profile, find people locally. It's a dating service, really. And I met someone online. The cool thing about meeting someone like this, is you can get it all out there. People tend to write more than talk. Case and point, the length of this post. So, we finally met in person. And she's FABULOUS! Julianne AND her children are just a perfect match for us! Julianne just moved here and was looking for someone who had things in common. And here we are. We're still in the honeymoon phase, but I think she's a keeper. I think she might still be dating around. Tee hee. But hopefully it'll all work out. Maybe we'll end up with a big group of fabulous women together...a Bunko group minus the Bunko, if you will.
It's just nice to really sync with someone here. She's got the same humor as me, and that's rare, because I'm crazy. Now, my ya-ya's, don't you fret. I've screened this girl real good. She fits in perfect with us! And it was fun to tell Ricardo, "I met someone online!"
That's how I roll.
